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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> welcome back. a quick check of today's top stories. firefighters still trying to figure out exactly what caused the fire that just gutted a home in berkeley. it burned for several hours. the five people inside fortunately were able to get out safely including one woman in a wheelchair who had to be rescued by police. >>> a new federal report puts oakland's police department in the spotlight. the report says officers may be shooting at suspects even when there's not an immediate threat. the head of the officers union responded saying oakland police face more danger than officers in most other cities. >>> you probably noticed the hot temperatures across the area. san jose's alum park is closed for a second straight day due to fire danger. yesterday, temperatures hitting the 90s in a lot of cities. triple dig
to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> welcome back. a quick check of today's top stories. firefighters still trying to figure out exactly what caused the fire that just gutted a home in berkeley. it burned for several hours. the five people inside fortunately were able to get out safely...
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in may the department of education's office of civil rights looked into whether the district treated black students more harshly than white students. the agreement means that there will be changes happening within the next five years. the district will move towards restorative type discipline instead of zero tolerance. now, instead of the initial 11 schools that they talked about, they'll roll this out in 38 of its 86 schools. what they want to do is bring down the suspension rate overall, including suspensions for african-american and special education students. they'll try and reduce defiance-related suspensions. civil advocates say that it's rather vague. now that the board has gone ahead and approved this, what this means is that the entire federal investigation is over and complete. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> a marin county school district is all set to remove a heterosexual marriage policy from its books. this policy was written by the traditional values coalition and adopted back in 1988 as a state law. it requires sex education to empha
in may the department of education's office of civil rights looked into whether the district treated black students more harshly than white students. the agreement means that there will be changes happening within the next five years. the district will move towards restorative type discipline instead of zero tolerance. now, instead of the initial 11 schools that they talked about, they'll roll this out in 38 of its 86 schools. what they want to do is bring down the suspension rate overall,...
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department of education is right now changing how an east bay school district suspends its students. christie smith is live in oakland where the oakland unified school district will change its zero tolerance policy when it comes to african-american students. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. that's right, big changes on the way. the department of education launched an investigation in may into oakland public schools discipline policies and suspension rate and found that the zero tolerance approach to discipline may be violating some students' civil rights here in oakland of the some of the numbers are quite startling when you look at the suspension rates, considering that oakland public schools have about 32% of their students are black but they make up about 63% of all the students that are suspended and sent home. now, the office of civil rights looked into whether black students may be treated more harshly than white students when it comes to discipline. the action plan includes a number of changes over the next five years. the district will move towar
department of education is right now changing how an east bay school district suspends its students. christie smith is live in oakland where the oakland unified school district will change its zero tolerance policy when it comes to african-american students. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. that's right, big changes on the way. the department of education launched an investigation in may into oakland public schools discipline policies and suspension rate and...
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> welcome back, everybody. 6:12 right now. if you're looking for a little something to do this weekend, a lot of action around the san francisco pay area. the world's best sailors back to round two of the america's cup world series. >> thousands are expected to flock to the marina green was practice races get under way later today. bob redell is live in san francisco this morning with more. a big preview, bob. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura and jon. we're here in the digital boat house of the america's cup village which is just on the other side of marina green between marina green and crissy field. this is where the central area will be for spectators this week who are trying to see the ac-45s, those 45-foot-long catamarans out there competing this week in the america's cup world series. all
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you know, it's fairly common for ceos to be harsh about california schools and the state of education. now what are they going to do about it? that's what i want to know. >> and golden state, it is hard to beat. >> weatherwise. >> marla and i both grew up in public schools here in california, so take that. temperatures are looking good. and my mom is a kindergarten teacher and she's a darn good one. 5:17 now, taking a live look outside san jose. beautiful conditions out there. i know you're shocked to find out my mom's a kindergarten teacher, right? temperatures are going to be so comfortable. as you're getting your little ones ready you don't need to bundle them up but we are going to see much cooler weather, so you don't need to put them in the tank tops. only breaking into the 60s. low pressure tracking closer to the coastline. this guy is carrying cool air, a lot of moisture. this is going to change our pattern dramatically starting today, even more so as we head through tomorrow. we're expecting showers and 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. we dropped off 10 degrees from the
you know, it's fairly common for ceos to be harsh about california schools and the state of education. now what are they going to do about it? that's what i want to know. >> and golden state, it is hard to beat. >> weatherwise. >> marla and i both grew up in public schools here in california, so take that. temperatures are looking good. and my mom is a kindergarten teacher and she's a darn good one. 5:17 now, taking a live look outside san jose. beautiful conditions out there....
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you can't be in this business of educating children and not be surprised and shocked when allegations of this nature come forward. >> the super inten dent says he's a highly regarded teacher who coaches basketball and volleyball, and is involved in the school's student leadership program. but not everyone we talked to is a fan. >> absolutely sick. >> this woman who didn't want to show her face on camera says her daughter complained to a counselor last year about what she felt was inappropriate behavior on the part of the teacher toward girls. >> she saw the way he acted with other students. he was way too flirty which made her uncomfortable. she didn't respond to that, so he didn't like her a lot. the other girls, he would text them, give them rides. he was way too friendly. >> her daughter's complaints were pushed under the rug. now, he faces criminal charges and parents are anxious by waiting to learn if the accusations are founded. >> now, is he out on bail tonight, the sheriff's department tells us he posted a $100,000 bail sometime between last night and this afternoon. again, th
you can't be in this business of educating children and not be surprised and shocked when allegations of this nature come forward. >> the super inten dent says he's a highly regarded teacher who coaches basketball and volleyball, and is involved in the school's student leadership program. but not everyone we talked to is a fan. >> absolutely sick. >> this woman who didn't want to show her face on camera says her daughter complained to a counselor last year about what she felt...
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. >> i think the optimal -- >> reporter: they're hacking education. >> we design what the pages will look like. >> reporter: trying to make the process of getting into college more social. >> there are other issues. >> reporter: developers from all over the country gathering at facebook headquarters to create ams aimed at making applying for college smoother. >> first, it meets kids where they are. we know that kids are tremendous users of social networking. so one of the goals of this is to make sure this we're going where kids are going. we're spending a lot of time and actually seeking out information about college. >> reporter: the bill and melinda gates foundation put up $2.5 million in prize money for the best apps. >> the genuine experience -- >> reporter: so groups like this one are ripping through caffeine and code -- >> keep it simple. >> reporter: trying to focus. >> we got the basics. >> reporter: on the best ideas. >> i think the power behind the social media in general is providing more social proof to people that it is possible. so i know one of the focus that's our gr
. >> i think the optimal -- >> reporter: they're hacking education. >> we design what the pages will look like. >> reporter: trying to make the process of getting into college more social. >> there are other issues. >> reporter: developers from all over the country gathering at facebook headquarters to create ams aimed at making applying for college smoother. >> first, it meets kids where they are. we know that kids are tremendous users of social...
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educate. educate your kids. >> reporter: for this mom, every ounce of energy has to go through taking care of adelia. she has become an inspiration for countless people around the world and for her own mom. >> people's words do not matter to me. my kids matter. they make me happy. >> reporter: we tried to get someone from facebook to talk on camera, but a spokesperson said concerns for privacy of the employees, no one could talk on camera. for a direct link, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and search signer bullying. >> people making fun of that little girl should be ashamed of themselves. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri to take it over. we have a lot of people making a lot of plans. >> some cooling coming our way. down to 75. santa rosa from 102 to 68. plenty of 50s on the weather board from santa rosa down to san jose. even finding some mid 50s here in cupertino. two to three days ago, we had temperatures in the 70s and still in the 80s down in the south bay. we had this on shore wind 5 to
educate. educate your kids. >> reporter: for this mom, every ounce of energy has to go through taking care of adelia. she has become an inspiration for countless people around the world and for her own mom. >> people's words do not matter to me. my kids matter. they make me happy. >> reporter: we tried to get someone from facebook to talk on camera, but a spokesperson said concerns for privacy of the employees, no one could talk on camera. for a direct link, go to our website,...
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. >>> also, helping education or hurting education. judge for yourself. the bay area man making international headlines. we go behind the scenes with socon. >>> a massive critical mass right during rush hour in san francisco. thousands upon thousands of cyclists from all over the country are gathering in the plaza to celebrate the 20th anniversary of that ride. even people from out of the country. organizers say there's no planned route. it's a movement literally on the move. san francisco police say expert patrols, including officers on bicycles will be on duty in case of any trouble. drivers, though, will likely experience the biggest inconvenience in all of these years. if not, be patient because cyclists are going to be all around here. >> it is a rolling bike ride, if you will, through the city. so there are no set plans, there are no set routes. basically we just kind of follow them and just essentially monitor this event to make sure that everyone's rights are being respected and that there are no violent confrontations. >> critical mass is held ev
. >>> also, helping education or hurting education. judge for yourself. the bay area man making international headlines. we go behind the scenes with socon. >>> a massive critical mass right during rush hour in san francisco. thousands upon thousands of cyclists from all over the country are gathering in the plaza to celebrate the 20th anniversary of that ride. even people from out of the country. organizers say there's no planned route. it's a movement literally on the move....
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the california concussion coalition, the organization is on a mission not to prevent concussions but educate parents, coaches and trainers about the symptoms which include headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, seeing stars and ringing ears. this 14 year old suffered her first concussion earlier this year during a soccer practice and she and her parents took immediate action giving her brain plenty of time to heal. >> maybe a month and a half to come back to soccer because i had to wait until i had no headaches for five days. >> reporter: now back to playing socc soccer year-round. something vinny can't do anymore. >> i think it hit him as time started to go by and other guys were practicing and he wasn't. ♪ >> reporter: vinny is playing a different tune these days. with guitar. >> it's given me something that i'm passionate about other than sports. >> vinny comes from a family of athletes whose dad is a high school football coach, his older brother plays lacrosse for san jose state. we put a lot of updated information about concussions on our website at nbcbayarea.com. just do a search con
the california concussion coalition, the organization is on a mission not to prevent concussions but educate parents, coaches and trainers about the symptoms which include headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, seeing stars and ringing ears. this 14 year old suffered her first concussion earlier this year during a soccer practice and she and her parents took immediate action giving her brain plenty of time to heal. >> maybe a month and a half to come back to soccer because i had to wait...
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over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> a bay area teacher out on bail, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an underaged girl. good evening, everyone. >> concerned parents are looking for answers tonight hoping their child was not a victim. a popular teacher and coach in albany is accused of having that relationship with a former student. some parents are still supporting him. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us with the details. cheryl? >> reporter: a lot of parents are supporting this teacher, i talked to one teacher who is suspicious. all of the parents here tonight say they want answers. about 100 parents packed the school library. all of them desperate for information about the arrest of james azaki. a sixth grade teacher and athletic coach at albany middle school. >> i think it's important for information to be available. for things to be transparent as much as possible. and i'm mainly concerned abo
over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> a bay area teacher out on bail, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an underaged girl. good evening, everyone. >> concerned parents are looking for answers tonight hoping their child was not a victim. a popular teacher and coach in albany is accused of having that...
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many of them plan to donate 10% of their profits to the department's trust found community education and outreach. investigators never really figured out what caused that fire. >>> the nfl is all settled up and it's back to the bargaining table. efforts to end the nhl lockout resuming today. the nhl cancelled all preseason games yesterday and today the league will be meeting with players and the union for a weekend full of talks. i guess that's very good news at this point because originally it was scheduled just for a one-day talk for today. so far the nhl is conducting business as if the seaso will start as scheduled on october 11th. good luck. >> so hockey on ice but football hitting the gridiron again with the real refs. >> that's right. >> what about the forecast? let's check in with meteorologist christina lower sgl -- loren. >>> temperaturewise this morning it's crisp out there. we've got more fog but that's going to lead to a cooler day before the heat soars into the weekend. we have a heat wave. wait until you see that seven-day forecast in my next report, but it's one of th
many of them plan to donate 10% of their profits to the department's trust found community education and outreach. investigators never really figured out what caused that fire. >>> the nfl is all settled up and it's back to the bargaining table. efforts to end the nhl lockout resuming today. the nhl cancelled all preseason games yesterday and today the league will be meeting with players and the union for a weekend full of talks. i guess that's very good news at this point because...
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this spring, the department of education's office for civil rights looked into the school district and if they treated black students more harshly than white students. the district agreed to make changes to the zero tolerance policy for the next five years. >>> marla, the albany middle school teacher accused of lewd act was a child is set to appear in a courtroom this afternoon. about 100 parents packed the library at the school to find out more about the arrest of james azumasaki. he was arrested in his albany home on wednesday morning on suspension of lewd acts with a child under 14. >> a very delicate situation of an arrest being made and allegation being made, but no charges as of yet. you have to be very careful when you talk to kids and when you talk to parents. >> now substitute teacher is teaching azusumaki's class. the school will redistribute among other classrooms. >>> morgan hill police looking for the mother they say used they are 10-year-old daughter as a partner in crime and left her behind. police say 38-year-old marcy keelan and her 10-year-old girl tried stealing $150
this spring, the department of education's office for civil rights looked into the school district and if they treated black students more harshly than white students. the district agreed to make changes to the zero tolerance policy for the next five years. >>> marla, the albany middle school teacher accused of lewd act was a child is set to appear in a courtroom this afternoon. about 100 parents packed the library at the school to find out more about the arrest of james azumasaki. he...
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who -- that i've met who oppose -- you know, object to vaccinating their children, they're very well educated on the issue. they know the dangers. and they also know the dangers of taking a vaccine. so there is dangers on both sides. and they've made an informed decision. >> parents opt out for several reasons including medical, religious or philosophical reasons. the governor has until sunday to sign or veto. >>> the fda is warning people to stay away from buying drugs online. the fda says the vast majority of online pharmacies are fraudulent and selling counterfeit drugs that could harm buyers. they have made internet pharmacies hugely problems. if you do shop online, the pharmacies should be based in the united states and licensed by the pharmacy board in your state. also, the website should have a licensed pharmacist available to answer your questions. and finally, the pharmacy must require a valid prescription. any website that claims that it's not needed is breaking the law. >>> a hawk that was found severely injured at a pge substation is flying free again after nearly a year of rehab.
who -- that i've met who oppose -- you know, object to vaccinating their children, they're very well educated on the issue. they know the dangers. and they also know the dangers of taking a vaccine. so there is dangers on both sides. and they've made an informed decision. >> parents opt out for several reasons including medical, religious or philosophical reasons. the governor has until sunday to sign or veto. >>> the fda is warning people to stay away from buying drugs online....
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the goal is to ensure parents are educated on the purpose of vaccines so they can make fully informed decisions on whether to opt out. that new law takes effect in january of 2014. >>> the time is 5:20. coming up, you might want to grab those reusable bags. the plastic bag ban is expanding in another city today. >>> plus former governor arnold schwarzenegger releases his tell-all autobiography today. what it says about the breakup of his marriage. here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> happy monday, everybody. sorry to report, sharks fans, after three days of talks between the openers and the players, no real movement in that nhl lockout but apparently talks will resume sometime this week so keep your fingers crossed. we'll keep you posted. it's 5:23. >>> san francisco's plastic bag ban is expanding today. in 2007 that's when san francisco passed a law prohibiting grocery stores and chain pharmacies from using those plastic bags.
the goal is to ensure parents are educated on the purpose of vaccines so they can make fully informed decisions on whether to opt out. that new law takes effect in january of 2014. >>> the time is 5:20. coming up, you might want to grab those reusable bags. the plastic bag ban is expanding in another city today. >>> plus former governor arnold schwarzenegger releases his tell-all autobiography today. what it says about the breakup of his marriage. here you go little man. [...
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they also talked about their plans for education. the president says romney's plan would take funding away from education to pay for tax cuts for the rich. >> and to pay for it, we're having to initiate significant cuts and federal support for education. that makes a difference. >> i don't want to cut our commitment to education. i want to make it more effective and efficient. and by the way, i've had that experience. i don't just talk about it, i've been there. massachusetts schools are ranked number one in the nation. >> the consensus is round one goes to romney. these two candidates will face off in round two. they'll meet again on october 16th, but first we have the vice presidential debates being held one week from today. >>> perhaps the harshest performance criticism of the night is being aimed at debate moderator jim lehrer who struggled to wrangle in the candidates. >> now, the last point i'd make before -- >> two minutes is up, sir. >> i think i had five seconds before you interrupted me was -- >> the former pbs newsman even
they also talked about their plans for education. the president says romney's plan would take funding away from education to pay for tax cuts for the rich. >> and to pay for it, we're having to initiate significant cuts and federal support for education. that makes a difference. >> i don't want to cut our commitment to education. i want to make it more effective and efficient. and by the way, i've had that experience. i don't just talk about it, i've been there. massachusetts...
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. >> basically we've been out there just to educate them because the union and other groups are throughout spreading false information. it's really important that they know they have nothing to fear. >> there are stores in the central value. >> still ahead, an undocumented grim i grant receive as chance at a new life. his chance to get a transplant is over. also. >> i'm scott budman. apple watchers and customers look back and look ahead. >> plus, two of the hottest teams in baseball, the aids, we'll have live reports from at&t park and of course from detroit too. >> and atop the flight deck, it's a gorgeous breezy evening. there is a chance of showers. coming back, how will that impact the big weekend? we'll have a look when we come right back. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds
. >> basically we've been out there just to educate them because the union and other groups are throughout spreading false information. it's really important that they know they have nothing to fear. >> there are stores in the central value. >> still ahead, an undocumented grim i grant receive as chance at a new life. his chance to get a transplant is over. also. >> i'm scott budman. apple watchers and customers look back and look ahead. >> plus, two of the hottest...
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as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten through 8, out of school time and work with students who are in ninth grade through 12th grade. our funding also supports family services, wellness, health and nutrition, violence prevention and intervention. you also see system support. we work very closely with the school district to fund item such as transportation, [speaker not understood], athletics. we have a public engagement effort and evaluation internally. our funds are targeted for all youth across san francisco and the at the same time we also want to be able to narrow it to specific neighborhoods and ethnic groups w
as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten...
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so, how will youth, educators and parent community educators be involved in the process and evaluation? everyone needs to have a say in the process in order for it to work. if this is done right we have an opportunity to further mend the relationship continues and the police and to create [speaker not understood]. i ask all of you to join us in building a safe and healthy community with shared responsibility, one which acknowledges that police are partction of the equation and ensuring that youth are part of the solution. we're youth educators and police to act, create mutual [speaker not understood] rather than. thank you, i'm sorry, thank you. >> thank you. i'm sorry. (applause) * part. >>> good evening, my name is laura, i'm the statewide education rights director for council law center and we appreciate the time actually the superintendent, special superintendent has taken in pulling input from the community on this important m-o-u. at public council we have represented and provided support to thousands of students who have been pushed out of school and into the school to prison pi
so, how will youth, educators and parent community educators be involved in the process and evaluation? everyone needs to have a say in the process in order for it to work. if this is done right we have an opportunity to further mend the relationship continues and the police and to create [speaker not understood]. i ask all of you to join us in building a safe and healthy community with shared responsibility, one which acknowledges that police are partction of the equation and ensuring that...
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every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better understanding, i've got? some concrete solutionses that the unified school district is going to be implementing to help combat these high drop-out rates. * i've heard some solutions today about the partnerships that you've passed, that -- partnerships with the city and the cbos and i've heard about a through g requirementses. i agree like many other members, a through g should be the standard no matter what. i do remember when i came through, i graduated -- there were some students who did finish with a through g and some didn't but still were able to graduate. so, my original question
every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better...
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so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so, just to get back to also what our deputy superintendent is saying, we are trying to upset the culture that we've had for many decades in the school district. as you know it is like turning the titanic around. it is hard to change a culture. it is hard to change an infrastructure that is very, very traditional in this district. and, so, i think that these small gains that we've made -- and i think we have made some gains but i just want to say when you look at the overall achievement gap, i think that's what we need to really look at. we have a
so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so,...
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even though, like, the answers that obama gave were very pro democratic, pro public education. >> overall, romney, from my perspective, did a little bit better. he wasn't as specific as obama, but he set out to attack obama more. >> this way it's his do or die moment. >> reporter: melinda jackson says romney had more to gain in tonight's debate. and while the president's debate performance was solid, the president had more to lose. >> i think romney did his job tonight. i think he gave a solid performance. he was confident. he was polished. >> reporter: now bunot everyone in the room saw it that way. >> i think romney cut off the moderator a number of times. he kept cutting off president obama. i think he didn't have any solid points. >> reporter: at times, the two men appeared to be battling over the facts or numbers which professor jackson says is confusing for the average voter. but she says the debate is also about how voters feel about the candidate. and that's where she says romney gained ground. counteracting the image of the out of touch rich guy which has plagued him throughout h
even though, like, the answers that obama gave were very pro democratic, pro public education. >> overall, romney, from my perspective, did a little bit better. he wasn't as specific as obama, but he set out to attack obama more. >> this way it's his do or die moment. >> reporter: melinda jackson says romney had more to gain in tonight's debate. and while the president's debate performance was solid, the president had more to lose. >> i think romney did his job tonight....
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in the matter of san francisco unified school district versus pierce street the board of education by four aye's and three absent approve authorization for district and insurance company to pursue damage claim through litigation if necessary. for the read out for tonight's closed session september 25, 2012 public employment the board by a vote of six aye's and one absence approved the contract for one assistant superintendent. other items posted in the agenda is the staff report and classified personnel transactions. meeting adjourned. thank you very much. >> welcome to city hall. thank you for joining us. thank you for coming out. i want to thank members of the board of supervisors. i want to thank them for being here in this joint recognition of our commissioners and members of 14 different bodies that will be appointed today to committees and commissions. i want to thank all the friends and family for joining us. let me say how excited i am this past week, i have been watching a certain convention. next week, we will have an even more exciting convention to watch. it is of course,
in the matter of san francisco unified school district versus pierce street the board of education by four aye's and three absent approve authorization for district and insurance company to pursue damage claim through litigation if necessary. for the read out for tonight's closed session september 25, 2012 public employment the board by a vote of six aye's and one absence approved the contract for one assistant superintendent. other items posted in the agenda is the staff report and classified...
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where we come in is that if the position of the board of education is continue to have that, then there is a memorandum of understanding that outlines that relationship. then i think it is appropriate for this committee to discuss that, which is what we're doing. but ultimately the decision of whether to allow or not allow, that's ultimately up to the san francisco unified school district through its board of education and, you know, in consultation with the superintendent of schools. so, that's not our decision to make here today. but if it's okay with my colleagues, if we can have a motion to continue to the call of the chair, and we will make sure this item is at the top of the agenda for the next meeting of the joint committee to make sure that we have, you know, a resolution on this issue. so, can we have a motion? motion by commissioner maufus, seconded by commissioner fewer. if we can take that without objection. and again, we want to thank all the members of the public who have waited patiently, to my colleagues as well. and the staff and the school district and the city agencie
where we come in is that if the position of the board of education is continue to have that, then there is a memorandum of understanding that outlines that relationship. then i think it is appropriate for this committee to discuss that, which is what we're doing. but ultimately the decision of whether to allow or not allow, that's ultimately up to the san francisco unified school district through its board of education and, you know, in consultation with the superintendent of schools. so,...
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. >> the workers with more education in san francisco are more likely to be able to working that knowledge sector. where they are going to need that familiarity with the internet, they are going to find value with it and use it and be productive with it every day. and half of the city's population that's in the other boat is disconnected from all that potential prosperity. >> we really need to promote content and provide applications that are really relevant to people's lives here. so a lot of the inspiration, especially among the immigrant community, we see is communications with people from their home country but we as much want to use the internet as a tool for people to connect within the local san francisco community. >> i think it's our job as public educators to give them this access and give them this opportunity to see that their efforts are being appreciated beyond their immediate reach. >> you have to blend this idea of community network with computer equipment with training and with support. we can pull all that together, then we've got it. >> it's as much about social and econ
. >> the workers with more education in san francisco are more likely to be able to working that knowledge sector. where they are going to need that familiarity with the internet, they are going to find value with it and use it and be productive with it every day. and half of the city's population that's in the other boat is disconnected from all that potential prosperity. >> we really need to promote content and provide applications that are really relevant to people's lives here....
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educate them to the proper behavior. i think that that is done with people who are in settings that are over 21 as well. >> i agree with you. i think that we penalize anyone over the age of 21 and get in trouble in the summer, when there is no school. they need a place to go to express themselves. the next question, for the police, with the success of aou, it is a central place where conditions are put on alcohol licenses. does the police department possibly see a central location for education permits? >> i leave that as long as we can centralize these activities and tasks, getting them to go through one formal is much better for all of us. it is much easier to get a handle on what is going on. aou, we are doing really well with that. we will look into that and have it going through direct. >> so, we used all of these out. does anyone else have a question? we have about five more minutes before we take a break. i know the you are tired. please, ask and be polite. robbie? [laughter] >> hello. this is a question for all t
educate them to the proper behavior. i think that that is done with people who are in settings that are over 21 as well. >> i agree with you. i think that we penalize anyone over the age of 21 and get in trouble in the summer, when there is no school. they need a place to go to express themselves. the next question, for the police, with the success of aou, it is a central place where conditions are put on alcohol licenses. does the police department possibly see a central location for...
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many people cannot think of marin county as a place that needs help with education. you see like much of the country there is an achievement gap. if one be area organizations working hard to close the gap and its president and executive director and board member join us this morning thinking so much for joining us. tulsa about the project is a new school. >>> it is larger than the for the school. the project is about six years old. working people between the ages of 8 and 22. and we started >>> tells about the school. what is its mission? >>> the mission of the school is to try to ensure that kids fall in love with reading and at the connect with old control thinking and self esteem. >>> how is it different from other schools? >>> is different from other schools because it's so large focus on honoring your culture. honoring who you are. its focus is for you to feel good in a sense of pride about yourself, your family, your community and your abilities. and i love it because it's a large percentage of black children and the demographics of shown in marin city and many
many people cannot think of marin county as a place that needs help with education. you see like much of the country there is an achievement gap. if one be area organizations working hard to close the gap and its president and executive director and board member join us this morning thinking so much for joining us. tulsa about the project is a new school. >>> it is larger than the for the school. the project is about six years old. working people between the ages of 8 and 22. and we...
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we take the opportunity to educate everyone. it is a pleasure for me to work under the direction of mayor lee. he is a public safety championship. he is a prepared as champion. he lives it. i have seen his kids and his workplace. it is all about teamwork. i am proud to be working with chief suhr. and scott weiner, it is a pleasure to have you out here. we appreciate it. it is a great team. thank you to the people who are out here. and also our partners with the american red cross. who are here this morning. thank you for being here. it has been a tradition for many of us out here. i hope you have a great day and you remember what happened 106 years ago. it is great to be a san franciscan. >> a nice hand for the chief, everybody. i have seen this other chief speaking in the last couple of times. a nice hand for chief suhr. >> good morning. our fire chief said it. we're lucky in san francisco. we have a mayor who has moved through the tears of prepared as an goddess ready to go. we get a little more prepared every day. god bless t
we take the opportunity to educate everyone. it is a pleasure for me to work under the direction of mayor lee. he is a public safety championship. he is a prepared as champion. he lives it. i have seen his kids and his workplace. it is all about teamwork. i am proud to be working with chief suhr. and scott weiner, it is a pleasure to have you out here. we appreciate it. it is a great team. thank you to the people who are out here. and also our partners with the american red cross. who are here...
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shelly bradford bell -- [applause] she is executive director of global arts and education. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> hello, everybody. happy international women's day. i really want to thank you for being here. you heard a lot of statistics. we all know a lot about what is going on. i am so pleased that the women we have here today -- have shown every single day of their life their dedication to people who have no one to speak for them. there are things that some of us do not understand. i have never been so happy as i am today to be able to honor somebody like sage. one of the most beautiful women that you will ever have met. she could speak to you for five minutes and would fall over to the ends of the earth. today, we have that same opportunity. thank you for what you have done by recognizing them today. global arts is a program that works with kids. our goal is to teach kids about the other countries, other languages, and take them on trips. the only way you understand the world is to have seen it. you can look at the world from the microscope or yo
shelly bradford bell -- [applause] she is executive director of global arts and education. please join me in welcoming her. [applause] >> hello, everybody. happy international women's day. i really want to thank you for being here. you heard a lot of statistics. we all know a lot about what is going on. i am so pleased that the women we have here today -- have shown every single day of their life their dedication to people who have no one to speak for them. there are things that some of...
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presentations to the board of education superintendent report. superintendent carranza your thoughts for the evening. >> great thank you president yee. ladies and gentlemen and all of our parents listening at home. i wish you a good evening. thank you for being here in the board room. just a few thoughts to share with you. we are coming upon a very special election in the next few weeks and people will have an opportunity to vote and as you're deciding on candidates and ballot measures to vote for i would like to draw your attention to proposition 30 and 38. with the understanding that if these prop propositions pass they have significant impact on funding. if neither one passes financial resources will be greatly diminished for schools in california and specifically here in san francisco. the lodge cuts include that we will be forced to shorten the school year by five days this year and nine days next year in addition to the substantial cuts that will be at school sites and for students. i want to encourage all of you to vote in the election. vo
presentations to the board of education superintendent report. superintendent carranza your thoughts for the evening. >> great thank you president yee. ladies and gentlemen and all of our parents listening at home. i wish you a good evening. thank you for being here in the board room. just a few thoughts to share with you. we are coming upon a very special election in the next few weeks and people will have an opportunity to vote and as you're deciding on candidates and ballot measures to...
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they provide information, referral, and educational advocacies for those students. they work for middle school and high-school students. the research center is a community-based alternative for youth. they provided assessment, service integration, and referral curator thank you so much, and to move forward in terms of the last three years of the funding cycle, in fiscal year 1011, it was 255,000 -- $265,000 with an addition of $46,000.950 $9 in collaboration with the district attorney's office to ho students who are transitioning into ninth grade and high school. the projected fiscal year allocations with a projected 1213 addition of $50,000 for the project. in i addition, we also ordered $90,000 for the district. in regards to the funding for fiscal year 1011, they were given that same $10,000. good we had to extend the contract for services, continuity commo, and that is we you get that number. the allocation is $750,000. in terms of year to date for the last two years in terms of units of service, and fiscal year 2011, 148 youth were served, and fiscal year 20121
they provide information, referral, and educational advocacies for those students. they work for middle school and high-school students. the research center is a community-based alternative for youth. they provided assessment, service integration, and referral curator thank you so much, and to move forward in terms of the last three years of the funding cycle, in fiscal year 1011, it was 255,000 -- $265,000 with an addition of $46,000.950 $9 in collaboration with the district attorney's office...
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as much as we educate and campaign and talk, there is still a role for enforcement. we've been working with the police department and your agency to focus on smart enforcement. the police surely don't have enough resources to be everywhere every minute. where do you put your energy. we think you should be putting your energy here. if we know these 20 intersections -- they're not all intersections, 20 locations are the worst and the most problematic, are where most people get hurt and should height vulnerable road users, people walking and biking, are 30 times more likely to be hurt at one of these intersections. if we know these are the problem, let's put our enforcement efforts there. i would be happe happy to go there and put our materials out. i would like to see the police department and the m.t.a. efforts focused on these locations. i would like to see you all coming back on an annual basis reporting, and letting them know how it goes. we know these are problem intersections, might will be a problem with the makeup of the street? possibly see. i'd love to see a
as much as we educate and campaign and talk, there is still a role for enforcement. we've been working with the police department and your agency to focus on smart enforcement. the police surely don't have enough resources to be everywhere every minute. where do you put your energy. we think you should be putting your energy here. if we know these 20 intersections -- they're not all intersections, 20 locations are the worst and the most problematic, are where most people get hurt and should...
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the next year coleman fought for the board of education to close the achievement gap. that resolution to ensure the upcoming district strategic plan was focused on addressing the racial achievement grape in inequity in our school. thankfully the board passed that unanimously. however, the gap has widened, especially for african-american students. many of you might have seen the report that came out talking about the 2011 released analysis comparing the progress of california school districts. unfortunately san francisco received an overall grade of d. and in particular the african-american students as it relates to sfusd, we ranked 127 out of 128. i want to have one of our parent leaders, olivia gudeau, give a statement. >> hi, my name is olivia harris. i am a san francisco resident, also a native san franciscan. i have four children in the san francisco unified school district, at george washington carver elementary school, and martin luther king school. i'm the president of the ptsa at my child's elementary school and a member of coleman advocacy for children and you
the next year coleman fought for the board of education to close the achievement gap. that resolution to ensure the upcoming district strategic plan was focused on addressing the racial achievement grape in inequity in our school. thankfully the board passed that unanimously. however, the gap has widened, especially for african-american students. many of you might have seen the report that came out talking about the 2011 released analysis comparing the progress of california school districts....
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department of education is also in this picture and arny duncan because it included provisions on college loan interest rates and also representatives of the industry along with la mayor, since the tifia expansion and a $500 million boost to projects of natural significance with something that la lobbied for heavily to boost the program that will implement 30 years of transit projects within ten years using low-cost federal loans which we will talk about in a few slides about the tivia program. >> the key themes, again, no fundamental changes in federal transportation policy. there is a shift to no ear marks. this is consistent with congress's opposition to ear marks that we have heard about for the last few years, there are no ear marks under map 21. there is a significant amount of program consolidation, the highway programs have gone from 30 programs from, i am sorry from 90 programs to 60 programs. so this will help folks navigate the transportation, financing and funding world. but it doesn't eliminate some of the specific key funding programs where innovative ideas were allowed to c
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it think it is important we have a good understanding of that, so it was educational for me. francis shay in my office is the best person to contact around how to do the outreach in our district as well, district 11. thank you so much. we will adjourn this meeting. [ meeting adjourned ] >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account, things to an innovative program, bank on s.f. >> everyone is welcome, even if you are not a citizen or have bad credit to qualify for a bank account is simple. just live or work in san francisco and have a form of id. >> we started bank on s.f. six years ago to reach out to folks in the city who do not have a bank account. we wanted to make sure they know they have options which should be more low-cost, more successful to them and using chat catchers. >> check cashing stores can be found all over the city, but they're convenient locations come with a hidden price. >> these are big. >> i remember coming in to collect -- charged a fee to collect a monogram. >> people who use check catchers, particularly those
it think it is important we have a good understanding of that, so it was educational for me. francis shay in my office is the best person to contact around how to do the outreach in our district as well, district 11. thank you so much. we will adjourn this meeting. [ meeting adjourned ] >> everyone deserves a bank account. in san francisco, anyone can have a bank account, things to an innovative program, bank on s.f. >> everyone is welcome, even if you are not a citizen or have bad...
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we are working proactively to have conversations to educate people to understand how it is different even from car sharing. this is real people, real cars. we think it has even broader environmental and community implications. we got a $one. 7 million grant from the federal highway administration to launch a three-year study on peer to peer car sharing. we will be reporting back on how that is going. we will know quickly in terms of the impact of peer to peer cars sharing of people choosing not to own a vehicle. as we look at ways of enabling this behavior, not sharing your car is easier than sharing. it will have benefits, monetary, environmental, community, making the world a better place, helping people. i think all of us in this room want that. with this new tax on airbnb, each of these things are deterrents to doing the right thing. i hope we can make more innovative and informed decisions to make it easy to share. i would like to see tax incentives for any sort of sharing behavior. i think that is probably where it will go in the future. until we get that together, there is onl
we are working proactively to have conversations to educate people to understand how it is different even from car sharing. this is real people, real cars. we think it has even broader environmental and community implications. we got a $one. 7 million grant from the federal highway administration to launch a three-year study on peer to peer car sharing. we will be reporting back on how that is going. we will know quickly in terms of the impact of peer to peer cars sharing of people choosing not...
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survey which reads as families are informed included and involved as partners and decision makers in education of our children 84% of respondents on the survey agreed to this statement. agreed or strongly agreed to this statement. you can clap. [applause] okay. i am coming to my last two slides, so you can have a sigh of relief from numbers and how did sfusd perform compared to other school districts in california and how do you think we did? okay. so as you can see we are -- when we say we're one of the highest performing districts here is the performance of all the other districts. we just took a sample of five others as well as the state so the state is at 57% proficiency and we are at 61%. last year to this year the state moved from 54 to 57 and we moved from 57 to 61. 60.5 percent rounded was 61%. csd map -- again this is grades two through 11. you will see that the state is at 52%. we're at 57% proficiency. their growth was 50 to 52%. ours was 56 to 57%. and with that i am going to turn it back to -- what was the reason? the cause? the validity behind these, the best practices. >> thank
survey which reads as families are informed included and involved as partners and decision makers in education of our children 84% of respondents on the survey agreed to this statement. agreed or strongly agreed to this statement. you can clap. [applause] okay. i am coming to my last two slides, so you can have a sigh of relief from numbers and how did sfusd perform compared to other school districts in california and how do you think we did? okay. so as you can see we are -- when we say we're...
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thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. days... cbs 5 reporter, len es >>> gasoline prices are spiking all across the bay area. they're up $0.10 to $0.40 in the past couple days. why the pump prizes are rising, as oil prices are going down. >> reporter: it was just last week when drivers were paying $3.95 a gallon. today the same gas up $0.30 to $0.40 more. >> i don't understand the big jumps. >> reporter: tom robinson says prices could go up another $0.50 a gallon before it's over. and it's only happening here. >> this really appears to be just a west coast phenom, primarily california. you have low inventories and refinery problems. >> reporter: a chevron fire was just the beginning. a power failure in torrance have cut supplies. the low inventories caught a lot of distributors empty-handed. now it's the drivers who are running on empty. >> i might get maybe a quarter-tank on $20. >> reporter: crude prices, ironically, are dropping. >> when you see something that's going on right now that's related to supply
thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. days... cbs 5 reporter, len es >>> gasoline prices are spiking all across the bay area. they're up $0.10 to $0.40 in the past couple days. why the pump prizes are rising, as oil prices are going down. >> reporter: it was just last week when drivers were paying $3.95 a gallon. today the same gas up $0.30 to $0.40 more. >> i don't understand the big jumps. >> reporter:...
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he has combined his background as a community organizer with an education from stanford to develop an innovative, not-for- profit financial incision that uses market principles to affect systemic change. it operates one of the nation's largest individual development, programs, a leading provider of micro loans in california, and has a robust community real estate finance unit. next, we have the ceo of ne community federal credit union. since 1988, she has been the ceo of northwest community federal credit union. under her watch, the credit union group to over 1600 members. it has become the national model for institutions seeking to provide financial education and banking services to the low- income communities. last but not least, we have our conditional lender represented here by wells fargo. mark cyrus is the senior fda banker for the region -- the senior sba banker. he held businesses choose the best loans for the growing business and focus on a comprehensive understanding of their goals for their business. mark is responsible for helping entrepreneurs with sba loans every step of
he has combined his background as a community organizer with an education from stanford to develop an innovative, not-for- profit financial incision that uses market principles to affect systemic change. it operates one of the nation's largest individual development, programs, a leading provider of micro loans in california, and has a robust community real estate finance unit. next, we have the ceo of ne community federal credit union. since 1988, she has been the ceo of northwest community...